So I updated my Arch install after a few months, 700mb. After a restart Slim isn't working, and on top of that due to a bug in my laptop after the nVidia drivers have been loaded I can't drop into any terminal sessions...

7th May 2012
Last edited by supervoltage; 7th May 2012 at 01:13PM.
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So I updated my Arch install after a few months, 700mb. After a restart Slim isn't working, and on top of that due to a bug in my laptop after the nVidia drivers have been loaded I can't drop into any terminal sessions...

Did you read all of the news on archlinux.org to see if there were any updates that require manual steps since the last time you did a full upgrade?

If you go to the update manager, it will tell you there's an dist upgrade. It will then download all the packages (can be over 1000). Once its done that, it'll install them and you'll need to restart your computer

If you go to the update manager, it will tell you there's an dist upgrade. It will then download all the packages (can be over 1000). Once its done that, it'll install them and you'll need to restart your computer

Also, i installed compiz and enabled wobbly windows.
When i move windows, the "title" of the window and the showing window itself get's "seperated" so there comes this white line when moving it around?

You can do any costumization on any distro.
Basically distros are just a pack of default programs with linux kernel. You can always install anything if you have most of the basic build tools (gcc make perl etc) or if you have a package manager, you can install kde, xfce on Ubuntu/Fedora, and you can costumize all the inner workings of the kernel.
Most people prefer Arch and Gentoo because they come with a nice package manager/ports-like system and they come with no DE/WM so people can install a clean environment of their own with no bloat.

First decide what you want, a stable distro, a distro with fast access for the latest binary releases, or a completely costum and fast distro with latest apps. Then do a little research what each distro comes with and what it features.